Articles Tagged: handmade

A handmade Christmas: Top tips from Britain's craft bloggers

By Keith Kendrick, Dec 10, 2011

The blogosphere is bulging like a Yuletide stocking with ideas for how to have a handmade Christmas. All you need is the inspiration (as well as some card, paper, scissors and sticky-backed plastic) to save yourself a fortune and show how much you care.

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6 Folksy finds for children

By Emma Cossey, Jan 3, 2010

With the recession still lingering on and the post-Christmas sales drawing to an end, it's time we looked to sources nearer ...

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Light up the nursery: top designs to brighten your room

By Sally Fort, Aug 12, 2009

When we decorated our baby's room I found the barrage of pink or blue options a little on the overwhelming side and not ...

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Online shopping for handmade summer birthday presents

By Sally Fort, Jul 16, 2009

As a child I was always the one with the birthday in the summer holiday. My parents had to whip round all my friends' houses ...

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Make your own story time cushion

By Sally Fort, Jul 6, 2009

Just a few minutes reading with your child each day can help their own reading come on in leaps and bounds, whatever their ...

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Round up: Make and do kits for children

By Sally Fort, Jul 1, 2009

Do you remember learning to sew or knit when you were little? With homes overflowing with plastic chunky things and ...

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